Starting in January, a new state law will require doctors to tell patients, after mammograms, if they have dense breast tissue and warn women of the implications. For years, mammogram reports have contained information on breast density, but often in…
What a day! By now you know that earlier today (January 15), the ERA passed both houses in the Virginia legislature! Thank you for all of the work you have done to pass the ERA here in Illinois in 2018!…
From AAUW: On Thursday, December 13, the House and Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan bill that changes the way sexual harassment is addressed in the legislative workforce. The bill, which reforms the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995, eliminates the problematic…
NOTE: We decided not to meet in December. Our next chapter meeting will be Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Place TBD but we’re hoping to meet at the Indian Trails LIbrary in Wheeling. Members are contacting libraries about Women’s History month…
This week the U.S. Census released new numbers on the gender and racial pay gap. The recent release serves as a stark reminder that even 55 years after the Equal Pay Act passed, the pay gap is a persistent issue.…
